TOP PHOTOS: Nov. 23, 2012

Here are the top pictures of the day from the Associated Press.

Black Friday shoppers pour into the Valley River Center mall for the Midnight Madness sale Friday, Nov. 23, 2012 in Eugene, Ore. For decades, stores have opened their doors in wee hours of the morning on the day after Thanksgiving known as Black Friday. But this year, that changed when major chains from Target to Toys R Us opened on Thanksgiving itself, turning the traditional busiest shopping day of the year into a two-day affair. (AP Photo/The Register-Guard, Brian Davies)

A crowd gathers as security guards break up a fight between shoppers waiting in line just as the doors open for Black Friday shopping at Target, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012, in Bowling Green, Ky. Stores typically open in the wee hours of the morning on the day after Thanksgiving that's called Black Friday because of retail folklore that it's when merchants turn a profit for the year. After testing how shoppers would respond to earlier hours last year, stores such as Target and Toys R Us this year opened as early as Thanksgiving evening. That created two separate waves of shoppers. (AP Photo/Daily News, Alex Slitz)

Shoppers on New York's Fifth Ave. patronize a street vendor featuring $5 jewelry, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. Black Friday, the day when retailers traditionally turn a profit for the year, got a jump start this year as many stores opened just as families were finishing up Thanksgiving dinner. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Tashalee Rodriguez, of Boston, uses a smart phone app while shopping at Macy's in downtown Boston, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. Retailers have been trying everything they can to lure consumers into stores. Some stores tested the earlier hours last year, but this year more retailers opened their doors late on Thanksgiving or at midnight on Black Friday. In addition to expanding their hours, many also are offering free layaways and shipping, matching the cheaper prices of online rivals and updating their mobile shopping apps with more information. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Daisy Marques, far right, and her sister, Daisy Marquez, second from left, stand outside a J.C. Penney store as they wait for their father to bring the car around to load their packages Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, in Las Vegas. Black Friday, the day when retailers traditionally turn a profit for the year, got a jump start this year as many stores opened just as families were finishing up Thanksgiving dinner. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Tonya Thomas, of Russellville, Ky., makes her way through the aisles at Best Buy while shopping for Black Friday deals, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, in Bowling Green, Ky. Stores typically open in the wee hours of the morning on the day after Thanksgiving that's called Black Friday because of retail folklore that it's when merchants turn a profit for the year. (AP Photo/Daily News, Alex Slitz)

West Virginia safety Darwin Cook, left, upends Iowa State running back Jeff Woody, top, forcing a fumble during the second half of an NCAA college football game on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, in Ames, Iowa. West Virginia recovered the ball and won the game 31-24. (AP Photo/Matthew Putney)

John Hardy, left, and his son, Liam, 13, visit the charred remains of his wife's parents home in the Breezy Point section of the Queens borough of New York, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. A fire destroyed more than 100 homes in the oceanfront community during Superstorm Sandy.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Protesters storm an office of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood Freedom and Justice party and set fires in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. State TV says Morsi opponents also set fire to his party's offices in the Suez Canal cities of Suez, Port Said and Ismailia. Opponents and supporters of Morsi clashed across Egypt on Friday, the day after the president granted himself sweeping new powers that critics fear can allow him to be a virtual dictator. (AP Photo/Amira Mortada, El Shorouk Newspaper) EGYPT OUT

Kent State's Norman Wolfe Jr., let, breaks up a pass intended for Ohio's Ryan Clark during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, in Kent, Ohio. Kent State won 28-6. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)

A indigenous man films a press conference in the Indian Museum next to the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. Indigenous leaders reiterated their determination to fight the destruction of the Indian Museum, set to be demolished as part of the renovation of the Maracana stadium that will host next year's Confederations Cup and the 2014 World Cup soccer tournament. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

A Hamas police officer prevents Palestinians to approach near the Israeli Gaza border fence in east of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. Hundreds of Gaza crowds surged toward Israel's border fence with the Hamas-ruled territory, in a no-go-zone that has been kept by Israel for years to prevent infiltrators. The crowd, many returning to their farm land, were testing new agreements mediated by the Egyptians between Hamas and Israel that led to a cease-fire after eight days of cross-bordering fighting. One Palestinian was killed and 19 injured. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Former ranked tennis player Isabelle Demongeot answers to journalists as she leaves the Lyon's courthouse, central France, at the end of the trial of Regis de Camaret, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. The former tennis coach Regis de Camaret has been convicted and sentenced to eight years in prison for raping two young players attending the academy he used to run in Saint-Tropez. The case began with a book by Isabelle Demongeot, who described years of abuse. Several other women later came forward with accusations that the now-70-year-old Camaret raped or abused them when they trained in the 1980s and 1990s. The statute of limitations had run out for most of the accusers. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

A woman walks through the toy department at a Target store in Colma, Calif., Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. Black Friday, the day when retailers traditionally turn a profit for the year, got a jump start this year as many stores opened just as families were finishing up Thanksgiving dinner. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Volunteers of America Santas are reflected in a fountain during their 110th annual Sidewalk Santa Parade, in New York, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. The donations they raise are used for a holiday food voucher program for needy residents. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Protesters hurl stones during clashes between supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi in Alexandria, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. Opponents and supporters of Mohammed Morsi clashed across Egypt on Friday, the day after the president granted himself sweeping new powers that critics fear can allow him to be a virtual dictator. Thousands from the two camps threw stones and chunks of marble at each other outside a mosque in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria after Friday Muslim prayers. (AP Photo/Tarek Fawzy)